NATO update

 

4 November 2022 Update

NATO Secretary General visits Türkiye Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on 3 November 2022 met the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, in Istanbul. They addressed a range of issues, including Türkiye’s contributions to NATO security, the situation in the Aegean, the common fight against terrorism, Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to NATO, and Allied support for Ukraine. READ MORE

NATO Deputy Secretary General emphasises the need for the responsible use of new technologies NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoană, spoke on 3 November 2022 at the Prague Cyber Security Conference 2022. He said that there is an ongoing battle of ideas between free, democratic nations and authoritarian regimes, including in the field of technology, and that NATO Allies are committed to the principles of responsible use that reflect our values and human rights. READ MORE Video: Exercise Steadfast Noon concludes Air forces from across NATO have exercised nuclear deterrence capabilities involving dozens of aircraft over north-western Europe. The exercise, which ran until 30 October, was a routine, recurring training activity and it is not linked to any current world events. (Story courtesy of SHAPE) READ MORE Netherlands host multinational helicopter exercise Falcon Autumn From October 31 to November 18, 2022, Netherlands, Polish and United States helicopters will train together and conduct complex missions for three weeks at various locations in the Netherlands. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command) READ MORE “NATO fully respects Serbia’s policy of military neutrality”, says Chair of the NATO Military Committee On 27 and 28 October 2022, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Bauer was in Serbia, where he met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, the Minister of Defence, Miloš Vučević, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic, the Acting Assistant Minister of Defence Policy, Predrag Bandić, and the Chief of Defence, General Milan Mojsilović. READ MORE US Army deploys HIMARS rocket artillery system to Latvia The US Army deployed advanced rocket artillery to Latvia as part of a multinational exercise. The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, arrived in Latvia on 26 September to participate in Exercise Silver Arrow 22. The launchers were flown from Germany to Latvia by US Air Force MC-130J Commando II transport aircraft based in the United Kingdom. Exercise Silver Arrow 22 ran from 19 to 30 September 2022. WATCH VIDEO THIS WEEK IN PICTURES

US Army deploys rocket artillery system to Latvia The US Army deployed advanced rocket artillery to Latvia as part of a multinational exercise. The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, arrived in Latvia on 26 September to participate in Exercise Silver Arrow 22. The launchers were flown from Germany to Latvia by US Air Force MC-130J Commando II transport aircraft based in the United Kingdom. Exercise Silver Arrow 22 ran from 19 to 30 September 2022. The HIMARS system gives NATO the ability to conduct powerful long-range precision strikes, and the US Army regularly deploys the system to the Baltics to train alongside NATO Allies. In recent years, US Special Operations Command Europe (US SOCEUR) has practised rapidly deploying the system via the UK-based Commando II transports. Click here to download the video and click here for the b-roll.  You can also watch the video on YouTube.